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Tonga National Form Seven Certificate
BIOLOGY
2016
QUESTION and ANSWER BOOKLET Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your STUDENT ENROLMENT NUMBER (SEN) on the top right hand corner of this
booklet.
2. Answer ALL QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
3. If you need more space for answers, ask the Supervisor for extra paper. Write your SEN on all extra sheets used and clearly number the questions. Attach the extra sheets at the appropriate places in this booklet.
Pages Time (mins) Total
SECTION A Animal Behaviour 2-5 25 mins 17
SECTION B Gene Expression 6-11 55 mins 27
SECTION C Biotechnology Application 12-13 20 mins 10
SECTION D Processes and Patterns of Evolution 14-17 35 mins 21
TOTAL 19 135 mins 75 marks
Check that this booklet contains pages 2-19 in the correct order and that pages 18-19 has been
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YOU MUST HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.
MARKER CODE
STUDENT ENROLMENT NUMBER
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SECTION A: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR (17 Marks)
Question 1: Orientation and Navigation
The picture below shows a the woodlice, Porcellio scaber, commonly found in Tonga. The ecological niche of slaters shows they live under rocks where it is
damp and moist and are omnivorous, mainly feeding on decaying vegetation, tree bark, rotting wood.
a. Define “ecological niche”.
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b. When exposed to the sun, the woodlice relies on innate orientation
behaviors to survive.
Define “orientation” in terms of animal behavior.
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c. When the woodlice is put in the sun, it shows both taxis and kinesis
orientation. Describe the features of taxes orientation displayed by the
woodlice.
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d. Describe the features of kineses displayed by the woodlice.
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e. Discuss how kinesis orientation are beneficial for the woodlice when
they are exposed to the sunlight.
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f. Describe the features of behavioural adaptations that woodlice display
in the diagram below.
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Question 2: Timing Responses
The actogram below are a simple type of graph that shows a bat’s activity. Bats found in Tonga feed on fruit or nectar.
a. Interpret the fruit bat’s activity as illustrated by this actogram graph
above.
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Question 3: Intraspecific interactions
Ants are social insects and have complex social structures or colonies. They work
together co-operatively, as shown in the picture below:
a. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of intraspecific interactions
in terms of co-operative in ants.
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b. Describe the reproductive strategies of ants.
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SECTION B: GENE EXPRESSION
Question 1: DNA Structure and Replication
a) Describe the structure of a DNA molecule show below: (2)
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b) When cells divide, the DNA must be copied in a process called DNA Replication. Outline this process of DNA replication.
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Question 2: Protein structure, function and synthesis.
a. Discuss protein synthesis in terms of transcription and translation
including the role of DNA (triplets), mRNA (codons), tRNA (anticodons), ribosomes.
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b. Proteins are built from a collection of 20 amino acids. The structure of
protein depends on its amino acid sequence and chemical bonds
between atoms in both the polypeptide backbone and in amino acid side
chains.
Describe the structure of secondary protein shown in the diagram below.
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Question 3: Mutations
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease where one of the genes which codes
for haemoglobin undergoes a mutation which results in the mRNA codon
being changed from GAG to GUG. The Haemoglobin produced is an unusual
type called Hb- which is an inefficient carrier of oxygen. The diagram below
shows where this mutation occurs at DNA level.
a) Describe the features of the genetic mutation shown above that causes
sickle cell anemia.
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b) The chart below lists the various combinations of nucleotides which
lead to creation of the 20 known amino acids. Identify the amino acids
where the change on mRNA occurred.
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c) The gene for haemoglobin has two co-dominant alleles, HbA (the normal gene) and HbS (the mutated gene). Explain how co-dominance contributes to variations and survival of the organisms.
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d) Differentiate between complete dominance, incomplete dominance and co-dominance.
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Question 4: Sex linkage
Sex linkage is the phenotypic expression of an allele that is dependent on the
gender of the individual and is directly tied to the sex chromosomes. a) Describe the process of inheritance of haemophilia in humans, shown
in the diagram below.
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b) Differentiate between genotype and phenotype, using the cross above.
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Question 5: Gene – gene interaction
Skin colour is an example of polygenic inheritance. Three genes regulate
the amount of melanin produced. Each gene has two forms of allele, namely the dark skin allele (A, B, and C) and light skin allele (a, b, and c). Neither allele is completely dominant to the other, and heterozygotes exhibit an
intermediate phenotype (incomplete dominance). Each dark skin allele in the genotype adds pigment by increasing melanin production.
a) Describe the features of polygenes using skin colour in humans as
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SECTION C: BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS (10 marks)
Question 1: Gene Cloning
Dolly was a female domestic sheep and the first mammal cloned from an
adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. While many mammals and other organisms have been successfully cloned, it is illegal
in many countries to clone human tissue.
a) Discuss potential advantages and disadvantages of cloning using
humans.
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Question 2: DNA Profiling
a) DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting, DNA testing, or DNA
typing) is a forensic technique used to identify individuals by characteristics of their DNA. Define DNA profiling.
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b) List the techniques of creating DNA profiles.
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c) Describe the process of formation of DNA profiles using these
techniques.
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SECTION D: PROCESSES AND PATTERNS OF EVOLUTION
Question 1: Variation
a) Describe the role of meiosis in producing variation.
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b) Discuss the importance of variation in evolution giving specific examples.
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Question 2: Speciation
The pictures below show the fruit fly Drosophila persimilis which breeds in early morning, while closely related Drosophila pseudoobscura breeds in
the afternoon.
a) Identify the type of reproductive isolation mechanism shown by the
fruit flies.
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b) Explain the effect of the type of reproduction above on pre-zygotic isolating mechanism.
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Question2: Natural Selection
The white Bengal tigers are distinctive due to the color of their fur. A complete scan
of the genome led to the discovery that the white tiger’s distinguishing characteristic arises from a single naturally occurring mutation, which prevent them from producing eumelanin, the pigment required for orange fur.
a) Define the term “genome”.
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b) For a white Bengal tiger to be born, both parents must carry the
unusual gene for white colouring. As this white fur is relatively rare,
this has led to a lot of inbreeding in captivity. Explain the impact of this
type of selective breeding on white tigers.
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Question 3: Patterns of evolution
The pictures below show two different species of mole which are burrowing
animals and live most of their life underground but are not closely related.
a) Identify this type of evolution pattern.
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b) Explain how this pattern of evolution occurred.
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c) Explain how genetic drift influences changes in the population gene pool.
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